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Cisco RV120W Administration Guide
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Administering Your Cisco RV120W
This chapter describes the administration features of the Cisco RV120W, including
creating users, configuring network management, diagnostics and logging, date
and time, and other settings. It contains the following sections:
•
Configuring Password Rules, page118
•
Using the Management Interface, page118
•
Configuring Network Management, page121
•
Configuring the WAN Traffic Meter, page 123
•
Using Network Diagnostic Tools, page 125
•
Capturing and Tracing Packets, page 126
•
Configuring Logging, page 126
•
Configuring the Discovery Settings, page130
•
Configuring Time Settings, page132
•
Backing Up and Restoring the System, page 132
•
Upgrading Firmware, page 134
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Rebooting the Cisco RV120W, page134
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Restoring the Factory Defaults, page 135
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Configuring Password Rules
The Cisco RV120W can enforce rules for passwords selected by administrators
and users. To configure password rules:
STEP 1
Choose Administration > Password Rules.
STEP
2
Check the Enable box.
STEP
3
In the Individual Rule Settings field, enter the rules you want the Cisco RV120W to
enforce for passwords:
•
Minimal Password Length—Enter the minimum password length.
•
Minimal Number of Character Classes—Enter the minimum number of
character classes (for example, uppercase letters, lowercase letters,
numbers, or special characters).
•
If you want the new password to be different than the old password, check
Enable.
•
If you want to expire passwords, in the Password Aging field, check Enable
and enter the Password Aging Time, or the number of days for the
password to be active before it expires and the Cisco RV120W forces the
user to choose a new password.
NOTE
Passwords cannot be the same as the username, which is “admin” by default.
STEP
4
Click Save.
Using the Management Interface
The Cisco RV120W provides a management interface to configure accounts for
user and administrative access to the system.
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Configuring Web Access
You can enable access on the LAN interface of the Cisco RV120W. If a user
connects a PC to the LAN port, web access is then allowed using secure HTTP.
To enable web access on the LAN port:
STEP 1
Choose Administration > Management Interface > Web Access.
STEP
2
In the LAN section, under HTTPS Web Access on LAN Interface, check Enable.
Configuring Remote Management
You can enable remote access so that administrators can log in remotely to the
system and access the web interface. To enable remote management:
STEP 1
Choose Administration > Management Interface > Remote Management.
STEP
2
Under Remote Management, check Enable.
STEP
3
Choose the Access Type:
•
All IP Addresses—The Cisco RV120W can be accessed from any IP
address. Be sure to change the password if you select this option to prevent
unauthorized persons from accessing your network.
•
IP Address Range—If you want to restrict access to certain computers, you
can select a range of IP addresses. Only computers having IP addresses in
this range can access the Cisco RV120W management interface. Choose
one of the following:
-
IP Address Range—Allow access to the Cisco RV120W only from
computers that have IP addresses in the specified range.
-
Single IP Address—Allow access to the Cisco RV120W only from a
computer that has a specified IP address.
STEP
4
If you chose IP Address Range, enter the start and end of the IP address number
range. If you chose Single IP Address, enter the IP address.
STEP
5
Enter the port number if you want to restrict access to only come from a specified
port on the machine that is connecting remotely.
STEP
6
You can enable Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which allows you
to monitor and manage your router from an SNMP manager. SNMP provides a
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remote means to monitor and control network devices, and to manage
configurations, statistics collection, performance, and security. To allow remote
management of the Cisco RV120W by SNMP, under Remote SNMP, check Enable.
Configuring User Accounts
The Cisco RV120W supports two user accounts for administering and viewing
settings: an administrative user (default user name: “admin”) and a “guest” user
(default user name: “guest”). The guest account has read-only access. You can set
and change the username and password for both the administrator and guest
accounts.
To configure the user accounts:
STEP 1
Choose Administration > Management Interface > User Accounts.
STEP
2
Click either Edit Admin Settings or Edit Guest Settings.
STEP
3
Enter the new username.
STEP
4
Enter the old password.
STEP
5
Enter the new password. It is recommended that passwords contains no
dictionary words from any language, and are a mix of letters (both uppercase and
lowercase), numbers, and symbols. The password can be up to 30 characters.
STEP
6
Click Save.
Setting the Session Timeout Value
The timeout value is the number of minutes of inactivity that are allowed before the
Device Manager session is ended. This can be configured for the Admin and
Guest accounts:
STEP 1
Choose Administration > Session Timeout.
STEP
2
In the Administrator Inactivity Timeout field, enter the number, in minutes, before an
administrator login session times out due to inactivity.
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STEP
3
In the Guest Inactivity Timeout field, enter the number, in minutes, before a guest
login session times out due to inactivity.
STEP
4
Click Save.
Configuring Network Management
The Cisco RV120W supports Simple Network Management (SNMP) to allow you
to monitor and manage your router from an SNMP manager. SNMP provides a
remote means to monitor and control network devices, and to manage
configurations, statistics collection, performance, and security.
Configuring SNMP
To configure SNMP:
STEP 1
Choose Administration > Network Management.
STEP
2
Under SNMP, check Enable.
STEP
3
Click Save.
Editing SNMPv3 Users
SNMPv3 parameters can be configured for the two default Cisco RV120W user
accounts (Admin and Guest). To configure:
STEP 1
In the SNMPv3 User Table, check the box for the user to edit and click Edit.
STEP
2
Under Security Level, choose the amount of SNMPv3 Privileges:
•
NoAuthNoPriv—Doesn't require any Authentication and Privacy.
•
AuthNoPriv—Submit only Authentication algorithm and password.
•
AuthPriv—Submit Authentication/privacy algorithm and password.
STEP
3
If you chose AuthNoPriv or AuthPriv, choose the type of authentication algorithm
(MD5 or SHA) and enter the authentication password.

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